St. George's College, Cairo
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St. George's College is a boys' school that offers the basic three stages of the pre-university
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in
Cairo, Egypt Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
(primary, preparatory, and secondary education stages). The primary language of instruction is English; nevertheless, social sciences are taught in
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. In addition,
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is also taught as a second foreign language.


History

S.G.C. is one of the oldest private
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schools in
Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
, as it was established in September 1934. At that time it was located in
Shubra Shubra (, ; also written Shoubra or Shobra) is a district of Cairo, Egypt and it is one of eight districts that make up the Northern Area. Administratively it used to cover the entire area of the three districts of Shubra, Rod El Farag, and El Sa ...
. In 1950, it was amalgamated with the smaller St. Austin's School, and was transferred to
Heliopolis (Cairo suburb) Heliopolis (, ', ,  "New Egypt") was an early 20th century suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo and is administratively divided into the districts of Masr El Gedida and El Nozha in the Eastern Area. Named after ...
at Ismailia Square.


See also

* :St. George's College, Cairo alumni *
Education in Egypt Education in Egypt is compulsory for nine academic years, from ages 4 to 14, and the constitution guarantees free education at all levels in government-run schools and public universities. There are no formal admissions requirements for enrollme ...


External links

* http://www.saintgeorgecollege.com/ * http://www.stgeorgesoldies.com/ * http://www.myspace.com/sgcspace https://heliopolis.st-georgescollege.com Educational institutions established in 1934 Education in Cairo Private schools in Cairo 1934 establishments in Egypt {{Egypt-school-stub